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Vocational direction of remote high school's new syllabus attracts criticism Katherine struggles to retain or attract enough professionals, and the new syllabus at the area's only local senior school has been cited as one of the reasons. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-13/vocational-direction-of-katherine-school-syllabus-criticised/12875930 #DistanceEducation #AccessToEducation #PublicSchools #Vocational #RuralYouth #Subjects #Careers

This new teacher's first classroom is behind a bar and she couldn't be happier Jess Somes is a new teacher with Queensland's only School of the Air. Her first classroom? A bar at a race club. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-26/mount-isa-school-of-the-air-hosts-mini-school-for-remote-student/12582430 #DistanceEducation #AccessToEducation #RuralYouth #Regional #Teachers #Primary

These outback families are experts in self-isolation: Here's what we can learn from them While some families adjust to the new normal in isolation, life for families in outback Queensland has not changed much at all. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-08/outback-lessons-on-how-to-deal-with-coronavirus-isolation/12129896 #WomenInAgriculture #ExerciseandFitness #EducationIndustry #AccessToEducation #DistanceEducation #Women'sHealth #RuralYouth #Regional #Teachers #COVID-19 #People #Women